arrive

A1 Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /əˈɹaɪv/ UK /əˈɹaɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #2276

Meanings

1

verb
To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.

We finally arrived home after a long drive.
2

verb
To happen or come, said of a time or event.

The time has arrived for us to leave.
3

verb
To become successful or well known.

With his first hit film, he had finally arrived.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to reach a place,... get

2 verb · to happen or come, said of... come

3 verb · to become successful or... succeed

Opposites

depart

Word family

Forms arrivedarrivesarriving

Derived forms arrivancearrivantrearriveunarrivedunarriving

Related forms arrival

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Phrases (1)

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arrive at
to reach a particular place

Verb + preposition/particle

Simplified etymology

Arrive came from Old French ariver, ultimately formed from Latin ad- “to” and ripa “shore.” It first meant to come ashore or enter port after a voyage, and only gradually broadened to mean reaching any destination or journey’s end.

Etymology

From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome. For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).

arriven Middle English ariver Old French adripo la-eme rīpa Latin

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Topics

Verbs of Movement

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# arrive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈɹaɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈɹaɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 2276

## Meanings
1. To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
2. To happen or come, said of a time or event.
3. To become successful or well known.

## Examples
- We finally arrived home after a long drive.
- The time has arrived for us to leave.
- With his first hit film, he had finally arrived.

## Antonyms
- depart

## Derived Forms
- arrivance
- arrivant
- rearrive
- unarrived
- unarriving

## Related Forms
- arrival

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: arriven
- Root: ariver
- Root: adripo
- Root: rīpa

## Etymology
From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome. For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).

## AI Etymology
Arrive comes from Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome. For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”). The historical line also includes la-eme adripo.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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